... The following table gives the sensitivity of field center, distortion, and image size to various misalignments of the optical elements in the 2.5 m telescope. ...
... ma jor observatories for many years, including optical, IR, mm and radio telescopes ... and rotators On altazimuth-mounted optical/IR telescopes there is almost always a ...
... pursued a primary f/ratio as fast as optical fabrication technology would allow in order to shorten and stiffen the telescope ... The following list of optical dimensions are guiding the telescope design: . ...
... However, since they are in the optical path of the telescope, they must be treated to minimize grazing scattered light. Secondary backup structure. ...
... Sky Survey 2.5-m telescope has a uniquely large 3њ field of ... The novel two-mirror optical design achieves zero distortion in ... This fast, f /5, optical system requires well-optimized light ...
... It has also been recognized that air turbulence alone is not a problem unless it acts to transport warm or cool packets of air into the optical path of the telescope. ...
... OSS also referred to as the tube) supports the optical elements of the telescope, maintains their co-alignment, and provides ... These motions of the optical elements are very small so their effect on telescope collimation is negligible. ...
... Apache Point Observatory . 3.5m Telescope . ... Optical and UV Spectrophotometric Standard Stars .. ... Optical spectrophotometric standards from Hamuy (1992, 1994) . ... mostly in the southern hemisphere, taken with CTIO telescopes ...